1937-02-26 — Page 13

1936 CANADIAN

CHEVROLET/

SOLD OUT

NINTEEN THIRTY-SEVEN CANADIAN CHEVROLETS

Arrivod 24th February

"

S.S.

LOSSIEBANK”

"Manager

T.T. 15. 2mosikong Talagraph"

Chucho flbánão Vorning Post, Latch,

UWTiangel disün, Hongkong.

"Low Water:-16.45.

The

FINAL EDITION

Fit

DUNLOP

Hongkong

Library, Sareme Court

90

FOUNDED 1881

No. 16142

五拜禮 六廿月二英港香 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1937. 日六十月正 2

AUSTRALIA 200

200 FOR 2

British Liner Strikes Mine

REPORTED SAFE OFF

FRENCH PORT

The big British steamer Llandovery Castle, owned by the Union Castle Line, has struck a mine. She is lying off Port Vendres. Port Vendres is a small harbour just north of the Franco-Spanish border, in the Mediter-

ranean,

Marseilles, Feb, 25 (8.06 pan.), The Union Castle liner, Llandovery Castle, bound from England to Port Natal, and due here en route, has been forced to put into Port Vendres with two of her 'holds flooded. She has been badly damaged by the

explosion of a floating mine.

The ship struck the mine two miles south-east of Port. Creus.

She has 150 passengers aboard.-Reuter. Unable To Enter Port

I'ort Vendres, Feb. 25, (10.90 p.m.) *

The Llandovery Castle is unable

to enter this port.

She is standing off awaiting a tug from Marseilles.

Meanwhile, the water appears to be gainlog on the pumps, notwith- standing the fact that they are work- ing at top pressure.

It is understood that there 300 passengers uboard the liner. Reuter.

Eye-Witness' Story

are

Port Vendres, Feb. 25, (10.00 pm.)

The Llandovery Castle is no longer in any danger. She is showing only a slight list. Her pumps are keeping the water under control.

The liner is standing in Port Vendres Roads, 500 yards from shore. It has now been determined that she has only 100 pussengers and a crew of 127 uboard. No-one has been disembarked up to the present.

A tug is expected this morning and the captain will then decide whether to dock at Port Vendres quay, effect repairs there, or proceed to a turger port-fleuter.

CHANG'S POWER REMAINS

ONE-TIME REBEL SOUGHT AFTER

GIVES ADVICE TO LEADERS

Luck Remains With Bradman's Eleven In Last Test Game

BRADMAN NEARING CENTURY IN

FINE STAND WITH MCCABE

Don Bradman did the right thing by Australia this morning. He won the toss in the fifth and final Test Match which is being played at Melbourne, and 50,000 excited spectators roared their approval.

!

STONEWALLS

FOR AUSTRALIA

The value of the toss is likely to make itself apparent later on, as the wicket this morning was reported to be perfect under a hot sun.

Fingleton and Rigg were the opening Australian batsmen, and when the score stood at 42, the latter was dismissed for 28. At the lunch interval, the score was 54 for one, Fingleton being 17 and Bradman 7..

When he Fingleton had two lucky escapes early on. had scored only one run he survived an appeal by Farnes for 1.b.w., and in the same over he was dropped by Allen at shu fine leg.

¡

Scoring was extremely slow this morning, the opening batsmen taking a full hour to register 25 runs. Fingleton batted all morning for only 17 runs.

Fingleton went soon after lunch, but Bradman and McCabe got set and at the tea interval the score was 200 for 2, Bradman being 90 and McCabe 61, both not out.

50,000 SPECTATORS

Melbourne, Feb. 26. In sunny and hot weather, 50,000 spectators gathered at the huge Melbourne Cricket Club ground this morning for the opening of the fifth

Test match between Australia and

decides the rubber and the destina- tion of the "Ashes,"

Shanghai, Feb. 26, With Chang Hsueh-liang, leader of the abortive Sianfu rebellion, delaying his departure for Nanking from Fenghun, England. The result of this match speculation about his future has not abated. The Chinese press is pointing out that the North- enstern army chiefs still regards him as their leader, even though pressure of circumstances has One of the officers of the Lland- compelled them to abandon their overy Castle. relates that slight demands for his reinstatement. bump was felt at 5 p.m. when the Iner was ten mlies off Cape Creus. An explosion followed and shook the whole ship.

Ports Are Mined

While Ching lingers at Fenghua, he evidently continues to wick con-

skderable influence in the affairs of the

Sievers wus dropped from the 13 players nominated for the Australiun cum und W. A. Brown was made twelfth man. England also had 13 men chosen, and this morning it was announced that R.W.V. Hobins would not be included and that Fishlock, the Surrey left-hander, would be 12th man. The teams are:

CHINA'S RECOVERY ASSURED

BUT SHE MUST HAVE PEACE

AMERICAN'S VIEWPOINT

Shanghai, Feb. 26. Given a stable currency and sound government, internal and external peace, the complete recovery from the trade depression In China wDE

ber

SINGLE COPY 19 GENTS

130.00 PER ANNUM

AT TEA

U. S. STRIKERS SURRENDER

600 Decide Against

Battling Police

The threatening situation at Santa Monica, California, where it was feared some 600 strikers would join battle with 175 armed police deputies, has now been dissipated. The strikers have surrendered and left the factory of the Douglas aircraft manufacturing company, under pólice

escort.

·

Nearly 800 poller, under, deputy sheriffs, armed with tear gas, riot guns and machine-guns surrounded the factory when the workers capitu- Ialed. Two Government mediators went to the factory and pleaded with the men to surrender peaceably after a telegram had been despatched to Prezident Roosevelt by the strikers asking him to intervene.-Reuter.

Santa Monica, Feb. 25. An extremely serious situation is threatening in connection with the Douglas aircraft There is

real danger of a clash between the workmen and police.

MERCHANT VESSELS ESSENTIAL

BRITISH TONNAGE

factory strike. DANGEROUSLY LOW

BLANKET INDICTMENT The Grand Jury to-day voted 400 indictments for felony and con- spiracy.

VITAL BRANCH IN WAR-TIME

(Special to "Telograph")

Immédiately 200 police officers

London, Feb. 25, were sent to the factory under orders A resolution drawing atten- to arrest the strikers and repossess tion to the "vital position of the plant for the owners. They will Britiah shipping in any scheme use guns and tear gas if necessary.

The ugly mood of the strikers ised at the annual meeting of the of Imperial defence," was pass- evident. An unidentified speaker has advised them to resist arrest and Chamber of Shipping to-day.

ejection from the factory with force.

a

The resolution, which was moved

The strike has now spread to the by Lord Essendon, also drew notice Northrup Corporation-plant,--where-

_to_the_grave dangers threatening.the_ 1,000 men are employed.-Reuter. Empire communications from foreign

Santa Monien, Feb. 25. (0 a.m.)

shipping, subsidised heavily, and The Grand Jury' has Issued from economic nationalism, particu- blanket indictment against over 400

larly with respect to Eastern and Douglas factory workers as a result Far Eastern trade. of the

seizure

of the aircraft manu- facturing plant.

He expressed the hope that the The strikers are reported to have the help of the Imperial Shipping Governments of the Empire, with armed themselves with fre tinguishers and acetylene torches to tlon with

ex-Committee, would survey the situa fight the 175 deputies on the way to priate measures

a view to taking appro- ariest them.-United Preas.

to preserve and maintain a merchant marine ade- quate for the needs of the Empire.

LISTEN TO REASON

Lord Essendon asserted that every Santa Monien, Feb. 25. Item of defence was being streng- On the advice of the lawyer, the sit- thened, but added that no-one must down strikers here have left the Imagine Britain's strength would be Douglas factory, escorted by police adequate unless its merchant marine with warrants for the arrest of 400 of was ample to supply both elvil and them,

A United Press message states that,

military needs.

Referring

to

the original 400 sit-down strikers foreign subsidies, he hoped the

the danger form were later joined by another 200 men, Dominions' governments, at the Im- and that, until the police rejected perial Conference, would take note their offer to evacuate if they were of the position and be ready to act

soon as they had definite proposals

Australia:-D. G. Bradman, C. L. Passengers rushed up on deck from nation, judging from the number of Badcock, J. H. Fingleton, S. J. Mc- below, but there was no panic. At the important leaders who have been Cabe, W. A. Oldfield, W. J. O'Reilly, first, there was some reason for consulting him. Recent visitors to. O'B. Fleetwood-Smith, R. S. Gre- alarm, before the extent of the Fenghua are reported to have Includ-gory, E. J. McCormick, K. Rigg and damage could be uscertained, and ed General Wang Shu-shong, former L. E. Nosh.

divisional commander under Chang whether the app's water, which soon who is being appointed Pacification Wyatt, C. J. Barnett, M. Leyland, Wlin, president of the American Cham-opened the Australian innings this bail, the men had been vociferously

ship's pumps could con-

England: G.O.B. Allen, R.E.S.assured, declared Judge C, H, Franit- began to give the Llandovery Castle Commissioner of Kansu, one of the R. Hammond, W. Vace, H. Verity, T

J. H. Fingleton, who, with Riga, not arrested and imprisoned without in defence of Empire shipping as a disconcerting list.

provinces involved in the rebellion.

Commerce here addressing S. Worthington, K. Furnes, L. E the annual meeting yesterday. Others were General Chiang Ting Ames, and J. Hardstaff. Somebody then turned on the radio,

morning and helped to put on 41 for belligerent. and everyone settled down to dan-

wen,

Governor of

of Fukien, and one of

Business is already on the up- the first wicket. Bradman beat Allen for the toss, turn, he cing and singing while the liner's those held captive by Chang in

said, which is largely to be December's Shensi rising, when Mar- and Rigg was sent out with Fingleton attributed to the stability of the cur

fears in certain quarters. Good crops and the absence of floods in the Yangtse Valley were a contribution to Internal peace, moreovundoubted-

"

pumps were working at full pressure. shal Chiang Kai-shek himself was in to open the innings. Runs cume rency. This had helped to the liner limped along for twenty- General Mu Teh-hui, former manag-tiously. Rigg scored quicker tha

With a gaping hole in the fore part, the hands of the Young Marshal. slowly, both batsmen playing and t five miles, arriving off Port Vendre at 6.30 p.m. She is anchored half a ing-director of the Chinese Eastern Fingleton and had 17 runs to his mile of shore to avoid the danger of Railway during the change of regime credit, while his partner had scored a heavier list causing her to ground. in Manchurin, was another visitor. five when the score was 22, Tugs are standing by, and the liner's leing it will inevitably set in motion If Chang eventually goes to Nan- lifeboats are slung out, but there is an important, train no anxiety.

Router.

Vessel Is Safe

It is recalled that General Fran- cisco Franco, the insurgent leader, recently informed

# number of foreign Governments, Including the British, that various Spanish ports had been mined. The mine which damaged the Llandovery Castle was probably laid originally off Barce lona, but whether by the Republicans or the Nationalists can not ascertain-

d.

Recently, French ships reported sighting a nomber of Boating mines

off the French coast, and the French

order to remove

'the danger to shipping-Reuter,

of events.---

WOMAN FOUND SLAIN

THREE SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY

Recovery, however, was

alloy

ly being retarded by the smuggling FINGLETON'S ESCAPES in North China. The American shipping strike and the Staníu crisis The opening of the Australien had had a deterrent effect, as well, Innings was sensational. Allen and But the result of the Shenai trouble Farnes, both speed bowlers, launched was most encouraging, as it appeared the English attack in windless at that China had emerged from it more mosphere, and when Fingleton had closely united than ever before...... scored one he survived a confident | Reuter. appeal for lbw from Farnes.

In the same over Allen dropped Fingleton when he was fielding al short Ane Icg.

The attack continued to be very fast and the bowlers bowled a hostile length which kept the batsmen watch- fu).

SLOW SCORING.......

a full hour to score 25 runs.

POPE TO ISSUE ENCYCLICAL.

Vatican City, Feb. 25,

BRITISH BUDGET ESTIMATE

FRENCH

FLIERS MISSING

LIKELY TO EXCEED HOURS OVERDUE

£1,000,000,000

AT HANOI

Disaster is feared to have over- Laken the .two' French sirmen,

before them;

Sir Richard Holt, who was elected President of the Chamber, referred to the disturbing fact that in June, 1936,

Britain had 2,000,000 tons loss shipping than in June, 1014, whereas foreign tonnage for the same period had Increased from 28 to 44.7 million tons.-Reuter Special.

Sons Steal Father's Gold Crown

London, Feb. 25. April 13 will likely be an unlucky Georges Libert and Gilbert Denis, na day for British tax-payers. It will it has overtaken their predecessors PRISON FOR THEIR probably be the date of the Budget, who

have which is expected to top £1,000,000,-breaking fight between Parla and attempted a recoril-

000.

Tokyo.

PAINS

It is reliably learned that His Holl- ness the Pope is contemplating the In addition to £404,000,000 in call- Dents and Libert despite bad wea- Issue of an encyclical referring to the mates mentioned earlier, there re-ther had done well up to and includ

Accra, Feb. 25. movement for the main the three defence service esti-Ing yesterday, but after leaving ruler of the state of Akim Abunica, The two sons of Sir Ofori Atta, Catholle Action propagation of the Faith amongst matea, due next week. It is anti. Akyab at 7 p.m. yesterday for Hanol were sentenced to twelve and nine Seldon has a Melbourne wicket Communist nations. This, it is signi- cipated they will aggregate at least ther Inunt have

struck trouble. months of hard labour for stealing tions Inst week in sweeping opera- ONE IS NEPHEW behaved to well as in this morning'siness has not impaired his energies.

£230,000,000, and probably much Nothing has been heard of them for their father's gold crown, valued at play. None the less, the Australian

more.

some bours. batting before lunch was very un- United Press.

To this formidable total must bel

£230, from the Treasury House at They should have arrived af Hanoi Kibi, capital of the state. BY ADOPTION enterprising, the opening pair taking

added the national debt service sometime this morning but at 2.15 The sons were tried by the, di charges, which last year amounted p.m. no word had been received at trict magistrate Another brutal murder was

64 for 1, Fingleton being 17 and to £230,000,000.

of-Suhum. They Rigg was responsible for some Bradman 7.

Nanol of their whereabouts and it is pleaded gulity. Hence, the total of £960,000,000. presumed that they have landed at Two Syrians, charged with re- committed at Taipo in the early delicious legi strokes, but he succumb-

Actually -the prospect is that the some out-of-the-way place. hours of yesterday morning, ed to a fatni weakness when he flick-

ceiving the stolen property, were re- Budget will be when Cheng Kiu, a widow aged be well caught by a another wickat, for the addition of 23

Fornea

much higher----

The flers were previously due to leased on ball-Reuter Special. de He had

Shortly after lunch, Australia lost heuter Special,

arrive here at about 7 pm, to-day.. America. ranking Public Enemy residence, an unnumbered houses score including two

70, was found strangled at her scored 28 raplendid batting display, runs, Fingleton being dismissed.

arid No. 1, Merle Vanderbush, whom "G-1 of Shun Wan Villago. Three The score was 42 for1undaries, score was then being 77 for 2" men have been trailing for thres months, was one of three gunmen suspects, a man and two women, captured-by the police to-day in an are being held." attempt to hold up a bank in Katonah,

Reuter

PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1 CAPTURED

New York, Feb. 25.

Decessed, who was "native

(Continued on, Page-9.).

ed on

one of

gave.a

to off, to

BRADMAN DOES WELL

EX-KING'S SON-ILL

RECIPROCAL TARIFF BILL

"Havaria, Feb. 25, Count Covadonga, son of ex-King

•Washington, Feb. 26 Alfonso of Spain, is reported to be The United States Senate has gravely suffering from an ox- ments Bill-Reuter.

The

McCabe joined Bradman and these Bradman then joined Fingleton at two made a finé stand, taking the the wickets, and the 50 was signalled score to a round 200 at the ten In- of after 67 minutes play. When the terval, Bradman being 90 and Me-affairs in the House of Commons next passed the Reciprocal Trade Agree-ternal tumour on the hip United

| lunch Interval arrived, Australia were | Cube 01, both not out. Reuter,

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

London, Feb. 23. There will be a debate on foreign

Tuesday.British Wireless, "..

~ Press